Fence



A. J. & G. B. M. YARLO T.

FENCE.

No. 341,120. Patentgd May 4, 1886.

(No Model.)

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AARON J. YARLOT AND GEORGE B. M. YARLOT, OF NEY, OHIO.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,120, dated May 4, 1886.

Application filed October 21,1885.

.To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, AARON J. YARLOT and GEORGE B. M. YARLOT, citizens of the United States, residing at Ney, in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to fences, and has for its object to make a fence which will be simple and strong, and capable of being easily and readily taken down and set up, and also moved from place to place, as may be desired; and to those ends the invention consists in the construction and combination of parts hereinafter particularly described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of one section of a fence, with. portions of two other sections, showing the manner of forming and putting the same together. Fig. 2 is a crosssection through the lower portions of the posts where two sectionsjoin. Fig. 3 is an end view ofa modification.

In the drawings, the letter A designates a cross-sill to rest upon the ground, and B a secondary or auxiliary sill,preferably of shorter length than .A,and placed at such a distance from the latter as to leave a space between the two for the reception of the lower ends of the two posts 0 and I). A block or stop, E, is placed between the two sills, so as to close the space at one end and form a bearing to assist in holding one of the posts, which will be removable in place. The posts are set in the space between the sills, far enough apart to leave a space between the posts for the passage of the rails F,which fit in said space, one upon the other, and are held in place by the posts. The post 0 is held in place and stationary'by means of abrace'wire, G, passed through two holes, a and b, in the post, as shown, although this feature is not claimed in itself, and having its ends connected to opposite ends of the Serial No. 180,530. (No model.)

cross-sill A. This wire, when the fence is up and the two posts connected together at their upper end by wire H, would be sufficient to brace and secure the stationary post; but in addition thereto the lower end of the post may be secured by nails or fastenings I, passed through both sills and the rail. There the rails comein contact with the brace-wires,they are formed with a slot,c, so that the wires will enter the same and pass through from one side to the other of the rails. In this way the rails can be removed without disturbing the wires. The post D fits the space between the sills without being fastened thereto or to any other part of the fence except to the post 0 by the wire H, so that by simply removing the wire H the post can be lifted out of place and the other post,0, together with the cross-sills and connecting-block, can be removed intact, so as to be set up again-at any desired point. This construction permits the fence to be constructed at comparatively little cost, and forms a fence that is easily portable and can be set up and taken down by the most unskilled labor and at the minimum loss of time.

Obvious changesin the construction and arrangement of parts can be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

\Vhen a board fence is made, the posts (3 and D, one or both, may be formed with recesses (Z on their inside or meeting faces, as shown'in Fig. 3, so that the boards can restin the recesses, and thus be supported,instcad of one board resting upon the other. The recesses may be opposite to each other or arranged in the order shown in Fig. 3. It is obvious, too, that there may be a post between the two end posts, so as to strengthen the rails or boards, if necessary.

Having fully described the invention and set forth its merits, what we claim is- 1. The fence composed of the cross-sill A, the auxiliary sill B, the stop E between the sills, the removable post 1), the stationary post 0, the rails F, having their ends fitting between said posts, wires H around the upper ends of the posts, and wire G, passed through the stationary post and through an opening in one of the rails, and secured at its In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures ends to theopposite ends of the cross-sill A, in presence of two witnesses. substantially as described.

2. The combination of the posts, the cross- AARON J. YARLOT. 5 sill, the wire connecting one of said posts and GEORGE E. M. YARLOT.

cross-sill, and the rails fitting between the I posts, one of said rails being formed with a Vitnesses: slot for the passage of the wire to permit the REUBEN L. STARR, removal of the post without disturbing the CHARLES A. BOWERSOX. IO wire, substantially as described. 

